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Loving my camera on the iPhone and photo processings apps.... Here you will find the results of my personal creativity challenge--posted one picture a day for years-now it happens a lot less. The post processing is done using only iPhone or iPad apps. Explore! Enjoy!

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Lego Man Joe - Catch Up Series

Here are a few images from my ongoing Lego Man Joe project that have not been previously posted.

Enjoy!

The cloud never comes from the quarter of the horizon from which we watch for it.  Elizabeth Gaskell

I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.  Patrick Henry

Helping out with the harvest.

Ice cream!  Did someone say ice cream?

The Golden Sunset Hour

Lego Man Joe and his ninja climbing skills


Lego Man Joe Rises Again...


Change the Ordinary into the Extraordinary. It's All In Post

Yes, most every great photo posted has been enhanced in post production.  It is in "Post" (as we call it) that the magic happens.

Here is an example:

Start with the ordinary--an iPhone photo of Lego Man Joe standing on the edge of a dresser mirror with a black poster board in the background.

The original image capture from the iPhone


Next, comes the "Post" work.

Import the image into the Snapseed app on the iPhone and make a few edits.  1)  Rotate the image to get the dresser edge horizontal.  2)  Darken all the area above the dresser edge.  3)  Crop the image to square.  4)  Enhance the image with a bit of tweaking of brightness, contrast, saturation.  5)  Save a copy of the image.

After Snapseed changes

Now for more magic import the Snapseed image into the Reflect app on the iPhone.  With this app simply add the water and reflection and also add the milky way sky effect.  Save the changes for this magical image.

Changed from the ordinary to the extraordinary -- it's all in "Post"

For those who like borders (which I often add), I imported the image into the Photo Studio app on the iPhone and added my standard border.

With a border

Yes, it is all in post.  That's where you can change the ordinary into the extraordinary!

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Literary skills

Well, hello.  It has been awhile since my last post.

So at a random moment Lego Man Joe makes another appearance as he brushes up on his literary skills...

Brushing up on literary skills....
Details:
iPhone 6, ProCamera, Snapseed, PhotoStudio

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Eat more chicken

No, it is not Chick-Fil-A.  This is the "other" chicken fast food joint.  Yep, it had to do tonight, on New Year's Eve.  We had a busy day house hunting all day, did not get any lunch and ended up at Texas Roadhouse where the wait for dinner was over an hour long.  Needless to say, we left that place and ended up getting some fast food chicken at a nearby Zaxby's.  Then we topped off the fast food dinner with some ice cream.  Guess we will call it a night for this New Year's Eve.

2014 draws to a close and my daily photo postings will also end.  After almost 3 years now (since March 27, 2012 I have been doing the daily posting) it has become just too hectic in life to keep up the daily commitment.  I will move to regular postings--without defining exactly what "regular" means.  So stay tuned.....

And Happy New Year!

Eat more chicken
Details:
iPhone 6, ProCamera, Snapseed, PhotoStudio


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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

New Year is calling

The year is winding down, a couple more days of work and it's over!  Boy, that was fast.  I spend far too much time on this telephone headset but it does keep my hands free and saves my elbow and neck from holding a handset.  Tools of the trade.  Can you hear it?  The New Year is calling--ready or not...

New Year calling
Details:
iPhone 6, ProCamera, Snapseed, PhotoStudio


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Monday, December 29, 2014

Night on the town

Gotta love the holiday season and especially sharing it with those you love.  We spent the evening a the Reston Town Center ice skating rink with a couple of grandkids.  There is something magical about skating around and holding hands with a couple of young ladies and hearing the refrain, "THIS IS AWESOME!"  Yep, this night on the town was one to remember...

Night on the town
Details:
iPhone 6, ProCamera, Snapseed, PhotoStudio


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Sunday, December 28, 2014

Miss Manners

Grandkids are the best.  When hungry they go for what works--just eat.  And when it comes to a freshly baked turkey, the drumsticks are the go to piece for a hand-to-mouth frenzy.  Can't blame her--the turkey was great and we all were hungry.

Miss Manners
Details:
iPhone 6, Apple camera app, Snapseed, PhotoStudio


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Saturday, December 27, 2014

Busy Day

Hmmmm, what to do on the day after Christmas?  I know, let's go to the mall like everyone else.  And not just any mall.  Let's go to the mall at Tyson's Corner in Virginia where the crowds will be so large it will take a miracle just to find a parking place and then let's go mingle with everyone else within 100 miles....just because they will all be at the mall too.  Okay, let's do it just because it's on my bucket list (really?).  No, let's do it because the grandkids need to spend their gift card money at The American Girl Doll store--and we are adventure seekers at heart anyway...

Busy Day
Details:
iPhone 6, Apple Camera app, Snapseed, PhotoStudio


Friday, December 26, 2014

Holiday Break

Lego Man Joe takes a much needed holiday break.  (Good for all of us...)

Holiday Break
Details:
iPhone 6, ProCamera, Snapseed, PhotoStudio


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